: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
- zaph: does fandom win if Rowling wins? - But we respect that the creative work is not our own, and we litter our fanfiction and fan sites with disclaimers and notices that we are not the copyright holders. And we don't try to make money off it. That would be crossing the line. -
- penknife: I'm not just looking for shows to watch, I'm looking for shows to play with. - I watch like a fan. I'm not likely to watch a show regularly over time if it doesn't make me want to write fic, and one part of that for me is having a good slashable pairing. -
- usomitai: meta: fic discussion & length vs. feedback - A piece of fanwork is aged after twenty-four hours and it is positively ancient within a week. [...] Thereâs always more fic to be read, so we tend to pay less attention to any particular one. Itâs a part of our current culture; we need more and we ne -
- praetorianguard: No Kidding, Pie Chart of FAIL - Way back in November, I posted about how my analysis of possible fair use would go and came up with, uh, not well for the defense. Having skimmed (note: not read, skimmed) the Lexicon that was filed with the evidence, I still think the same. -